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Getting Pumped

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Since the advent of the unofficial "Pump Track Worlds" at the 2009 World Championships in Canberra, Australia, pump track races have become wildly popular competitions. Few places do it better than Whistler, which held this year’s contest near the Olympic Plaza in the heart of the village. The format is simple: Two riders race head-to-head in a single-elimination format. Pro and amateur riders from any discipline can enter and the fastest 32 qualifiers move on to the main event. Large crowds and a beer garden on one side of the course created an electric atmosphere.